By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It’s been 20 years since a team, or an organization, has won back-to-back titles in the Midget Division of the New Era Tournament.
In the time since Manor Ridge accomplished the feat in 1981 and 1982, there have been teams that have come …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Mark Blevins and Todd Danforth were uncomfortable Wednesday night, and it wasn’t just because of the hot, humid weather.
Despite being on the good side of the scoreboard, the managers of Safe Harbor and Lancaster Red couldn’t breathe sighs of relief until the …
By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent
Mountville coach Bob Sauders calls it the third season, but it’s better known by its official title, the LNP Tournament of Champions.
The 57th edition of the LNP Tournament got off to a perfect start Monday night with quarterfinal action in the Midget-Midget division, …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Safe Harbor catcher Dan Velcheck anticipates the throw
against Lancaster’s D.J. Shoffstall.
Both the simplicity and the difficulty of baseball were on display in the Midget Division semifinals of the New Era Tournament.
Hempfield Black and Strasburg/Willow Street Red emerged …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
It’s a rivalry born in the finals of New Era Tournaments past and a friendship built in all-star competition.
The friendly competition between Safe Harbor and Manheim will be renewed in the tourney’s junior-midget championship game next Tuesday at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field.
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By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt. Sometimes it breeds great respect.
And some pretty good baseball, too.
Such was the case Thursday night in the New Era Tournament midget-midget semifinals.
For the second year in a row, Maytown/Marietta Blue and the Mountville Indians locked …
By Jeff Rice
New Era Staff Writer
Who ever said playing “little ball” can’t get you a bunch of runs?
Hempfield Black stayed patient and manufactured a five-run fifth inning to defeat Strasburg/Willow Street Red 7-0 Wednesday night and defend its New Era Tournament Midget Division title.
Hempfield (20-5-1) …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Safe Harbor put the shoe on the other foot and booted the Manheim Lions in the 57th New Era Tournament’s Junior-Midget championship game.
The Lions (33-5), a team notorious this year for scoring in one big inning, got a taste of their own …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
The Team That Wouldn’t Die remained true to its reputation. But this time its opponent, well versed in the art of victory, also lived up to its reputation.
The Mountville Indians won the Midget-Midget Division championship of the 57th New Era Tournament Monday …
By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent
Lititz Oddfellows and Hempfield Black will join Ephrata Pride and the Strasburg//Willow Street Storm in the New Era Tournament Midget semifinals. Ephrata and SWS, Thursday night’s winners, will meet in the first game of a doubleheader Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Ephrata’s War …
